H. Res. 557 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

April 30, 2014. 

Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 4486) making appropriations for military construction, 

the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 

All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 

not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order 

against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 

2 of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of the bill for 

amendment, the chair of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Mem-
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ber offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 

portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall 

be considered as read. When the committee rises and reports 

the bill back to the House with a recommendation that the 

bill do pass, the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution the 

Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare 

the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House 

on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

4487) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 

All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 

not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be 

considered as read. All points of order against provisions in 

the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are 

waived. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except 
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those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 

only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not 

be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 

House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of 

consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 

rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 

considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 

final passage without intervening motion except one motion 

to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 3. Pending the adoption of a concurrent resolution 

on the budget for fiscal year 2015, the amounts provided for 

current law mandatory budget authority and outlays contained in the statement of the Chair of the Committee on the 

Budget of the House of Representatives in the Congressional 

Record dated April 29, 2014, shall be considered for all purposes in the House to be allocations to the Committee on Appropriations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
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SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 4486 and H.R. 

4487 pursuant to this resolution, the suballocations printed 

in House Report 113–425 shall be considered for all purposes 

in the House to be suballocations under section 302(b) of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

Attest: 

Clerk.